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Dissatisfied with the medical treatments of his times, Still recognized the body's ability to heal itself and stressed a holistic approach that included preventive medicine and a literal hands-on method for diagnosing illness and injury. Both types of physicians spend four years in medical school, complete residency programs, pass comparable licensing examinations and are fully accredited to practice in licensed hospitals and medical centers. According to the American Osteopathic Association, Montana passed its unlimited practice law in 1971--seven decades after California and half a century after Wyoming.
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Defining Doctors
Before starting college, Dr. Doug Woerner hadn't a clue what D.O. stood for. Now the Laurel native is one.
"I had no idea what they did," Woerner said recently. "But the more I looked into the profession, the more I liked it."The initials D.O. signify a doctor of osteopathic medicine, a profession that dates to 1874. That's when Andrew Taylor Still, a medical doctor, pioneered the concept of "wellness." Dissatisfied with the medical tr...See the full content of this document
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